Oak Grove, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oak Grove weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle—0.03″92°67°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle31%0.03″90°72°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle22%—85°70°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°68°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——87°66°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—92°70°+5°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle49%0.01″85°73°-7°
AQI 80 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 30 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.9 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~77%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.9 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:05 PM
- Moonset
- 11:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Oak Grove at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42262
16-Day Forecast — Oak Grove
- Sat92°67°7%
- Sun90°71°31%
- Mon85°70°22%
- Tue83°68°9%
- Wed87°66°9%
- Thu92°70°21%
- Fri85°73°49%
- Sat86°71°45%
- Sun76°65°28%
- Mon82°61°12%
- Tue88°66°9%
- Wed90°69°26%
- Thu85°66°32%
- Fri86°70°42%
- Sat92°73°42%
- Sun92°73°48%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Oak Grove
SPC includes Oak Grove in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Oak Grove
- 42262